Daniel Comstock

  Noted events in his life were:

• Family History: From A Comstock Genealogy: Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn. Cyrus Comstock ed., p 6. FAMILY 4. 4. Daniel Comstock [William], m. Paltiah, daughter of John Elderkin. Caulkins (History of Norwich) says John Elderkin, carpenter and miller, the first proprietor of the "Cove," emigrated to America in 1637, coming first to Lynn and then to Dedham. Mr. W. W. Chapin of Providence, says he was in Providence "about 1650 when Daniel Comstock was here. As Elderkin must have had a family at the time, this would furnish a motive for the migration of Daniel from Providence to New London." (See Note II.)

Daniel Comstock, 29 Jan., 1646, acknowledges a free grant of 25 A. from Providence.

Daniel Comstock, Providence, 24 June, 1648, and other young men arrested for giving a false Indian alarm.

Benjamin Smith and Dan. Cumbstock propound their houses with their land to the town (Providence) for sale, 2 June, 1655.

Ordered (Providence) that Hen. Neale have a six acre lot laid out to him adjoining to his meadow that he bought of Dan. Combstock Jan. 27, 1657.

19 Dec, 1658, New London has given Daniel Comstock 100 A. of upland, by the Sawmill brook.

Inventory, 13 Nov., 1683, of estate of Daniel Comstock, late of New London, deceased. Includes 150 A. bought of Mr. Loveland and 100 A. above Sawmill brook, also 100 A. given by the town above Sawmill brook, and forgotten in the inventory. 221 pounds, 17 shillings, and 6 pence. Administration to widow Paltiell to bring up children, till Court order otherwise.

Of the children given below those marked with a star are given in Blake's Later History of the ist Church of Christ, New London, as the children of G. Comstock, and Baker's Montville follows Blake, calling their father Gideon. But as there is no other trace of such a Gideon, and as it is known that DanieP had a son Daniel and four daughters, the children below are probably all of Daniel.

On Dec. 17, 1697, Peeter Strickland receipts to his brother-in-law Daniel Comstock, administrator of the estate of his father. Daniel Comstock, for twelve pounds, for Samuel Young and Thomas Halliox of Southold, L. I., as their wives' part of the estate of their father Daniel Comstock, deceased.

Samuel Young and Thomas Halliox gave an order, 9 Oct., 1696, to their mother Paltiah Comstock, "to pay our patrimony due to us, to our brother Peter Strickland."

Children of Daniel and Paltiah:

16. Daniel, baptized 9 Apr., 1671; m. Elizabeth Prentice. Family 10.
17. Mary
18. Sarah
19. Hannah, m. John Forsyth.
20. Hope, baptized 9 Apr., 1671.
21. Zipporah
22. Elizabeth
23. Bethiah
24. Anne, Married Ebenezer Billings.
25. Rebecca. She m. 31 May, 1675, Daniel, son of John Stebins.
26. Kingsland, baptized 2 Nov., 1673; d. before 1722. Family 11
27. Patience, ' baptized 26 Nov., 1673.
28. Samuel, baptized 15 July, 1677; d. Montville, 11 Apr., 1757. Family 12

Daniel married Paltiah Elderkin, daughter of John Elderkin and Unknown.